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Junior Cycle Education Seminar: Shaping Future Frameworks for Students

Join us for a seminar discussing proposed radical shifts in student experiences and teacher responsibilities in the Junior Cycle framework. Explore curriculum options, eLearning, and more to identify concerns, practical solutions, and support progression to Senior Cycle.

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Junior Cycle Education Seminar: Shaping Future Frameworks for Students

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  1. Joint TUI/ASTI Seminar with NCCA Junior Cycle Network Schools Saturday 29th September, 2012. Dublin

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  3. Junior Cycle : Proposed New Framework

  4. Junior Cycle Proposals Represent: • Radical shift in student experience and opportunities • Significant change to work practices and teacher responsibility • Possibilities and risks (curriculum options, elearning, eportfolios, workload, standards, administration, equity) which lead to: • Competing and complementary issues and interests

  5. NCCA Network Activity • Schools as exploratory hubs • Design, test, troubleshoot, inform …. • Examine possible approaches to change • Identify practical issues/concerns/solutions • Provide clarification and evidence • Inform further discussion and development

  6. Union Perspectives and Concerns • Teacher Workload – could escalate inordinately • Resources – current restructuring, additional? • Course Development (time, standards, validation…) • Assessment (standards, teacher involvement and expertise, time allocation, standards, monitoring…..) • Professional Development and Support (access, time, quality) • Planning Capacity and Time

  7. Union Perspectives and Concerns • Timetabling capacity (to support curriculum options, assessment activity) • Contracted Curriculum, Specialisms, Centres of Excellence, Inter-school Competiveness • Truncated Opportunities for Students • Support Progression to Senior Cycle • Standard, Monitoring, Evaluation, Public Perception • Equity and Access

  8. Teacher Unions • Recognise evolutionary nature of curriculum • See context for and timing of change as very important • Believe resources for effective implementation are a big challenge • Need system wide critique on possibilities/ pitfalls • Are open to network activity and experience shaping perspective • Support frank and respectful relationship with Network Schools

  9. TUI & ASTI Contact Details TUI – Bernie Judge, Education and Research Officer Email: bjudge@tui.ie; phone: 01 - 4922588. ASTI – Moira Leydon, Assistant General Secretary Email: moira@asti.ie; phone: 01 – 6040169.

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